Method of forming one-piece cuff-buttons.



J. L. HERZOG. METHOD OF FORMING ONE PIECE CUFF BUTTONS. APPLICATION FILED Nov.10. 1914.

Patented July 27, 1915.

aosneir n. finesse, or new Yomcfie rd ltlpplication filed November It) 1914. i Seria1No.'871,-283. I

' To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JosErH L. Hnnzoe, a citizen. of the- United States,=and a resident vof New York; borough olf l /lanhattanyin the" county of New York and State "of New York, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods oi- Forming One Piece Catt-Buttons, of which the following is a specification. f

My invention relates to'a inethool of forming cuff buttons,'the Cbject being to'devise a method for'forming a cult button of a single piece of material and wherein any of the metals may be utilized, such for instance as gold. silver, filled gold, ete.,- the finished article, in all material respects, resembling the ordinary link-button that is a button comprising two disks with a' comparatively.

thick post joining them togetherthe post being bent orcur'ved in its length in order that the disks may set at the proper angle" with relation to each other, it being understood that the word disks isused in its 4 broad sense and includes relatively thin members of square, oval and othercbrifigu- 2 is a the metal rations as well asicircular I With these and ther' ends 1n view the H1 vention consists in a method con prislng'v various steps or operations; hereinafter'fullydescribed and pointed out n thenclalrns.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure- 1 is. a view in perspective-of themetalzp'late from which the article'is constructed; Fig.

w in plan of the blank as cut from plate. Fig. 3 is a. similar view of the partially formed button after the. blankv of Fig 2 has received its first operation. Fig. 4c is anend' view of the partially formed. button illustrated in Fig. 3; Fig. 5' isa sectional v-iew taken on theline 5-.5 3,. looking inthe direction as indicated by the arrow. Fig. 6 is a sectional viewof the par-" tially formedbutton taken on the" line 6.6-

of Fig. 3. Fig. '2. is a planview of the. but- .ton in its next stage of i'tornoation and Fig.

8 a sectional view taken onthe line 88 thereof. Fig. 9 is aplan View .of 'the but-- ton after the next succeedin o eration and Fri 10 is a sectional View onv the line'10--l0 thereof. Fig.1]. is a bottom plan view of the utton in its next stage oi? formation."

is a sectional view taken on tlie line 12-12 of F 11. Fig. 13 is a view of the" finished article in side elevation. Fig. 1% is a sectional view of the finished button taken the line of Fig; 13. Fig.

ispecifieatioii'of :Letters Patent. Paijfintfiii l July 2? i Q I 15 is a sectional View Mn'rnon or "scammeonn-rrncn curr -sermons.

of the button shown in Figs. 11 and 12, but having theedges of the disks. thickened instead'of curled. Fig.

lfiis a view of the button showing post merging into the disks entirelywithin the. edges of the latte a. 1

In constructing" my" improved .button l make use of a flatplate. of metal 20,, Fig. l...

- which may be of gold, silver, filled or plated gold, on other-desiredmetal or alloy. and. from {this plate 20-, which issomewhatthicker. than the disks" of the finished but tori,- yet somewhat thinner than the finished button, lfforrn by suitable cut ters, (not show-n) the blank-2i coir-an sing the'disk 22, the, disk 2e, and the as. sting fplate 24. This blank is then subjected to the-action'fof suitable dies andtools, (not shown) resulting in thepartiallyformed button as illustrated in' Figs. 3,' 5,

the past of 7e the disks 22 and 2?; beingso compressed as tobe enlarged as illustrated at 25 and'ilfi,

but. materiallvreduced in thickness. metal of the blank being causedto liow in such a .way that the connecting piate'fzl: converted into apartially formed post El i,

Figs. 3, t and 5, the metal of the partially formed post extending upwardly or out 'wardly from. one side or surface disks, a part or portion of the metal consth "tuti'ngithe disks'22'and 23 ot the blanlt' fili ofthe two flowing in such a way or manneras to causethe post to extend from the edgesioi? the- I disks 25 and '26- inwardly toward the centers of the j latter. the next operation the disks 'are cupped as clearly. illustrated at 30 and' 31 in Figs. f2 and 8. the edges of the;

disks being then trimmed asillustratedat 32 and -33 in Figs. 9and10. Ii the-button be made of-filled gold the extreme edges the two disks are then curled or rolled over as illustratedat 34:and-35, Fig. t2. in order to avold'the exposureof the raw edges there. oi. if, however, the article is made from extreme edges ofthe two disks may be thiele ened or otherw1se finished as illustrated at solidmeta'hae for instance, solidgold.

3'6 andSI, Fig. '15, or ,-.if desired curled or rolled asillustrated in Fig. 12. in order i complete the button. thepost'er bar 88, (Fig. 13.), is then bent orcurved-in its' leng order that'the' two disks 39 and 401., inclined, or set at the proper angle, W

lation to each ether. .Asa resnltfoi' Mese several operations arbuttonis prodneed comprisingthe two disks 39 and 4G with finished edges, these edges being thickened, rolled, or otherwise'finished, throughout the entire periphery of the disks with the possible exception of that portion of the edge, or periphery, fronnwhich extends the post 38, the

latteiy that is the post 38, by reason of the .several operations before described, extending outwardly from the edge or edges of the disks and forming a part thereof, and also extending inwardly from the edge of each disk toward the center as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 in other words, in the finished article the post 38 is materially intance Within the edges thereof.

production of a complete link cuff button from a single piece ofmetal, the original blank having plain fiat surfaces or sides, the resulting button comprislng two com paratively thin disks with finished edges and set at an angle to each other and connected by a bar'. or post of comparatively thick metal, the post merging into the disks at the edges of the latter and into themetal forming the disk for a considerable dishowever, it be desired that the post merge into-the metal of which the disks are formed entirely within the edges of said disks, a .part or portion of said post may be removed, resulting in the button as illustrated in Fig. 16. In such instance I prefer to re move the metal prior to the bending of the post, 0., at that stage of the formation of the button after the disks 32 and33 have been properly shaped and finished, and prior to bending the post 43 in its length. lhis,,removal of the metal from one side of the post may be accomplished by cutting, milling, or otherwise. 1

' y What I claim is 1. The method herein'described of forming one piece link cuff buttons comprising the formation of a blank having plain surfaces and consisting oftwo disks and a connecting plate of a uniform thickness, subsequently compressing said disks whereby to cause a portion of the metal thereof to Should, i

flow into the connecting plate to form a comparativelythick post, and finally bending said post to, incline said disks at an angle to each other. i

2. The method hereinbefore described of forming one piece link cuif buttons, com-.

form a comparatively thick post, then finishing said disks, then removing a portion of the post whereby to cause. the same ,to

merge into the disks, and finally bending I said post to incline said disks at an angle to each other. i

3. The method hereinbeforedescribed of forming a one piece link culf button consisting in forming a blank from a single piece of metal and having two disks connected by a plate of uniform'thickness, then compressing said disks to cause a portion of the metal thereof to flow into the connecting plate to form a comparatively thick post, the metal of said post being caused to merge into said disks, then curling such portions of the edgesof said disks as lie outside of the said post, and finally bending said post in its length to cause said disks to extend at an angle to each other.

4:. The method hereinbefore described of forming one piece link cuff buttons consisting in, first forming a blank having two disks and a connecting plate of uniform,

thickness throughout, compressing "said blank m such manner as to decrease the thickness thereof and whereby to form a thickened post extending from a consider able distance within the outer edges of said disks to and including the outer edges thereof, then completing the formation of said disksand finishing the edges thereof, and finally bending the post in its length whereby to. cause the said disks to extend at an angle to each other.

Signed at New York, borough of Manhattan in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 4L" day of September,

' JOSEPH L. HERZOG.

Witnesses: I

Gnonen 13.00011, ANNA V. WALSH. 

